On TikTok there are some dietitians I follow who promote intuitive eating. I really enjoy their content, but have noticed that a lot of them are in bodies I previously aspired to have. I am hoping to diversify so I don’t continue comparing! If anyone has some recommendations for other content creators who follow intuitive eating, I would be grateful<3
I live in France and it’s not a cheese I can easily find, but I see it in tons of recipes on TikTok. What do you guys use instead? :-)
I've been struggling with fatigue for many years. Doctors have done blood work many times but found no clear answers and were generally dismissive and unhelpful. Had iron and vitamin D deficiencies at one point, but those have been corrected with supplementation (confirmed with blood work) and my daytime sleepiness remains. Got diagnosed with mild sleep apnea and use a CPAP now for about a year, still super sleepy during the daytime 😭
After discovering IE I began to hope that eating more might help me have more energy. I was not an overt dieter, more of a "careful eater" type, but I was definitely moderately restricting for many years. I know nobody can predict what will happen for me, but did anyone find that eating more helped you with fatigue?
I worked with a dietician at the beginning of this year to make sure I had no major nutrient deficiencies. Then I read the IE book about a month ago and am working my way through Anti Diet currently. I ate pretty intuitively growing up until my 20s. Since encountering a podcast episode with Evelyn Tribole about 2 months ago, I have not been restricting at all and am committed to giving up on weight loss. I do still struggle getting enough to eat from time to time due to a busy schedule and mental health struggles.
This might be an odd question, but I've struggled with feeling too lazy or being too busy to eat for a good portion of my life. I think because my body has gotten used to being hungry so often and unintentionally starving itself, i often don’t even register when I’m hungry, and if I do feel hungry I’m often too lazy at all to make myself food or a bowl of food that's even already made up.
This might sound like a "steak too juicy, lobster too buttery" (literally sort of) situation, but I want somewhere to vent.
We're on vacation in Italy right now in a small town in a house that has barely any ammenities, which means there's very little of my preferred foods available to eat (which is usually a variety of complex carbs and dairy-based proteins, legumes.)
At first it was fine. Fun, even, to eat lots of stuff that I'm not used to eating daily like pizza, foccacia, lots of delicious cheeses and treats.
But guys it's been almost a week and I feel like I'm dying. I miss fiber and protein so bad. I feel so low energy and moody and hungry but with 0 appetite.
The worst part is when we're out and it's been too long between meals and the only options for food is something not very filling and oily like pizza. And I have to somehow turn off all of my newly-minted hunger cues, craving cues and preferences to stuff myself with something just so I don't starve.
It's interesting to be surrounded by stuff I used to not allow myself to have, then daydreamed about, only to want nothing to do with it now.
I’ll preface this by saying I’ve read the book, I’ve been practicing intuitive eating for two years, I’m in therapy, and I’m working with an IE dietitian. I have bipolar disorder and I take an antipsychotic known for causing metabolic issues and weight gain. I am content with my body. It does so much for me. I engage in joyful movement and I nourish it with foods that energise me. My problem is that after many years on the anti psychotic medication, I now have metabolic issues and I need to take medication for cholesterol (this runs in my family) and potential impending insulin resistance. I am struggling so much with feeling like my body is letting me down. In the bipolar sub, there are frequent posts about how to combat anti psychotics with intermittent fasting, restricting to 1200 calories a day, or taking ozempic. I just can’t go back to living that way. I’m working with my dietitian on gentle nutrition that can support metabolic health, but in the meantime, I’m reaching out here to find out whether anyone else has gone through this. How can I trust my body when my health is declining? When I see my psychiatrist again in a few months I will explore other options for medication, but unfortunately bipolar disorder has a limited pool of meds to work with.
ETA: the doctor who described my metabolic syndrome was incredibly judgemental. She suggested that my problems were due to lifestyle issues and to see a dietitian, quit drinking and smoking (I don’t do either), and exercise more (I am already active). I know that I didn’t receive the care I deserved, but I can’t help but be affected by the way she made this feel like it is squarely my fault.
I've been lurking here a little while, I'll be honest, I know basically nothing. I first learned about intuitive eating through a friend, she simply recommended someone on Instagram for advice, but I feel like all this woman does is post herself half eating something then throwing the leftovers away.
What books are most helpful/informative, especially to someone who's totally new to the whole thing.
Thank you in advance.
Edit to add I did just get the automated Mod response giving me information and resources which is incredibly helpful.
I have a weird relationship with food, i try to eat 3 meals a day but somehow can't because of my work. Anyhow I try to eat well but then i almost feel sick and the urge to purge out after a certain meal, is it because I'm eating after a larger gap between meals? Should I get checked with a doctor?
I’ve been on my IE journey for over a year now. Tons of progress, but cannot stop objectifying myself and feeling I would be more worthy in a smaller body. I read More Than a Body and it really helped open my eyes but just wondering if anyone had any advice for how you stopped caring and how it has helped you to care less about your body. It’s really holding me back, and getting harder with the rise of ozempic.
Not personally fatphobic but putting the trigger flare up because this sub constantly triggers me lol.
I need some motivation and optimism, please share any success you had.
My success this week was having reintroduced chocolate spreads and honoring both my desire to eat them but also my real hunger.
I’ve used IE for over 10 years and it’s been life changing for me. It helped me get over disordered eating behaviors and be “normal” with food and exercise.
However, now I’m a mom to two with a toddler and a baby. I’m having a hard time letting my toddler eat freely without worrying about too much sugar, processed food, etc. I want her to grow up with a healthy body image, relationship to food, etc.
Advice on what to read and how to help with reframing toddler behaviors?
(21F) I'm diagnosed with autism, ADHD and AN (restrictive ED). Before my ED, I would say I did eat relatively intuitively in the sense that I ate what I liked when I was hungry and stopped/didn't eat if I was full/not hungry etc (yes thats a simplification). But, at the same time, because of the autism ADHD combo, I would also frequently forget to eat (especially as a younger kid), and then as I got older my appetite just grew more than I was comfortable with until I then eventually developed the ED.
I'm now nearly a year and a half into post-discharge recovery, and eventually wanting to at least try to intuitively eat more than I current do/am able to. But I'm just unsure if its something actually possible for me. The autism means I tend to eat the same things a lot (I've had the same lunch for 2 and a half years, for example), while the ADHD means I either forget to eat or I dopamine eat which triggers restriction cycles.
Sorry if thats a lot haha! Just curious if anyone has anything helpful
Hi there, I’m 33 AFAB and I’ve struggled with disordered eating most of my life. I grew up with and am still around diety family and it’s affected me in a horrible way. I have other issues but with this one she wants me to try intuitive eating. She told me to try to eat the food I like and not to restrict. I can’t believe how hard it is to remember what I even liked growing up. But I got some backup with supportive friends. This seems like a nice community and I look forward to reading your posts.
So for context I've been having symptoms of ear infection for like 2 days and today was the worst day yet, in the morning I had a smoothie for breakfast bc my jaw hurt too much to chew.
Then even tho my jaw was feeling better I "forgot" to eat lunch bc I was very stressed w some personal problems related and non related to my sickness. The hunger continued increasing until I was so ravenous I grabbed whatever and ate which was not very good bc I def needed a balanced full meal. I ate chips w hummus, cookies, some fruit and a pint of ice cream.
Althought I know I def needed fuel I feel like this choices and the ammount was more of my way to comfort my emotions since I didn't feel physically good after this.
So in my view it was binge but I don't want to be uneducated, I would like to know what other people think
I'm very happy to announce that Elyse Resch, the co-author of Intuitive Eating, has agreed to host an AMA here on r/intuitiveeating on Tuesday, August 25th at 12-1pm ET.
More information about Elyse:
>Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDS-C, Fiaedp, FADA, FAND, is a nutrition therapist in private practice with forty-four years of experience, specializing in eating disorders, Intuitive Eating, and Health at Every Size®. She is the co-creator and co-author of Intuitive Eating, now in its 5^(th) edition, the Intuitive Eating Workbook, now in its 2^(nd) edition, and The Intuitive Eating Card Deck—50 Bite-Sized Ways to Make Peace with Food. Elyse is also the author of The Intuitive Eating Workbook for Teens and The Intuitive Eating Journal—Your Guided Journey for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food. She is a chapter contributor to both The Handbook of Positive Body Image and Embodiment and Weight and Wisdom: Reflections on Decades of Working for Body Liberation. In addition, she is the co-founder of Intue, the only official Intuitive Eating app. Elyse has published journal articles, print articles, and blog posts and does regular speaking engagements, and extensive podcast and media interviews. Her work has been profiled on ABC, NPR, CNN, KABC, NBC, KTTV, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, KFI Radio, USA Today, and the Huffington Post, among others. Elyse is nationally known for her work in helping patients break free from diet culture through the Intuitive Eating process. Her philosophy embraces the goal of reconnecting with one’s internal wisdom about eating and developing body liberation, with the belief that all bodies deserve dignity and respect. She is a social justice advocate, a member of the Healer’s Circle of Project Heal—Help to Eat, Accept, and Live, and consults with and trains health professionals. Elyse is also a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Consultant, on the Advisory Board of Within Health, a Fellow of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, and a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
(Yes, you read that right—an official Intuitive Eating app is in the works and due to launch soon!)
She'll be available for one hour to answer your questions about IE and the work she's done in the field.
The evening before the AMA is live (Monday, August 24th), she'll publish a post on the subreddit where you can start dropping your questions.
Mark your calendars to save the date! We are so excited to host Elyse and hope you'll find value in the AMA.
I can‘t feel hunger pangs so I eat around the usual times I did. I am trying to reintroduce trigger foods but they are in fact triggering me.
I am eating out the addictive food obsession again. I make sure I eat enough but I am eating often without feeling hungry and its so close to binging but I’m not zoning out this time.
I feel so guilty but I am letting myself have more.
Some times of the month I don’t even have cravings or that ticking food research nervousness?
I start saying it will be a little bite until dinner then I eat all I see. I’ll try cook dinner anyways.
Its crazy because last week I didn’t feel flavours or any joy in eating and now I am like a drug addict.
I also am not sure when I‘m full. I am uncomfortable I eat every two/4 hours I am not hungry and I should honor my hunger right? But I am stressed by the idea that I will miss a meal or feel sick due to sugar crashing.
Maybe I need a nap.
Hello!
I’ve been intuitive eating for around a month now. Before that, I struggled with bulimia for about 1.5 years.
I’m doing pretty well so far, sometimes I just stop eating and actually leave leftovers when I’m satisfied.
A huge part of recovery for me was allowing myself to have dessert without feeling guilty.
Because of that, I allow myself to eat something sweet every day, and I allow myself to eat as much as I want / „need”. I actually eat significantly less sweet food than I used to because I’m finally able to reach a point of satisfaction where I genuinely feel like I’ve had enough and want to stop.
The problem is that I still often feel bad afterwards. I usually get a bit of a stomach ache and feel like I had too much sugar at once.
I keep doing this basically every day, and every day I promise myself that tomorrow I’ll know better and stop eating before I feel physically uncomfortable.
Does anyone have any advice on how to find that middle ground and learn to stop before my body starts feeling bad?
I'm new to intuitive eating, been working on this for about four weeks. I've read the book, and am slowly working through the workbook. I know this takes time, and I've just started.
I expected to have my appetite fluctulate. Getting used to what hungry feels like, and what full feels like. Before this I was ALWAYS hungry.
But now, sometimes I'm hungry and eat fine. Sometimes I think I'm hungry, have a couple of bites, and can't eat any more. And sometimes I realize that I don't like the food I thought I wanted nearly as much as I thought I did. There's a leftover in the fridge of something I thought I loved, but I can't even consider having any of it. Didn't eat much of it when it was fresh.
It's that last one that has me confused. But I LIKED this thing, why don't I like it now? Is this part of the "bad food" mindset that I'm letting go of? As in, maybe I only liked that food because I wasn't "supposed" to have it?
I feel like I'm completely resetting what I like and don't like.
So I am a runner. I am training for my second marathon. I currently track my calories simply because I want to be sure I eat enough. But my adhd brain seems to have two modes. Either “track every last bite” or “oops, I forgot to eat”.
The problem is that when I stop tracking, I seem to naturally under eat. I can feel it in my performance. So I start tracking again and I notice I really am. How can I be sure I eat enough, without feeling like I have to force it and/or track it. Tracking my food is mentally exhausting for me and I really want to get away from it.
To be clear, I’m not under eating for any secret weight based reason. I just get distracted and forget. The more mileage I add to my training the less I seem to naturally eat, which is counter productive.
I have tried timers to remind me. But I start to ignore timers when I have multiple. The sound sort of blends into my life.
I've been at this for about a month now. I put on a t shirt today and it felt snug. Immediately could feel myself spiraling: I need to walk more, I need to get back to XYZ. I am in the middle of listening to the IE audiobook. I'm not seeing an IE coach but do see a Jungian psychoanalyst.
I enjoy cooking and eating again, though, and am just so much happier.
Accepting this body, where it just happens to be today, has been hard sometimes. Any advice for this newbie? Many thanks! 🙏🏽❤️🔥